Dina's picks Archives - Moment Magazine

15 Aug

Arts & Culture, August 2022 Bonus Issue, Film, Latest

Uganda’s Abayudaya Jews Dream of Aliyah

September 14, 2022
By Dina Gold
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A community of observant Orthodox Jews in Uganda, with no genetic link to Israel, wants to make Aliyah.

26 May

Arts & Culture, Latest

Pot-Peddling Pensioners

June 17, 2022
By Dina Gold
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In Israeli film Greener Pastures, retiree Dov gets a new lease on life when he begins selling surplus medical marijuana from his fellow nursing home residents on the black market.

14 Apr

Arts & Culture, Latest

The Jews Who Saved Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello

June 21, 2022
By Dina Gold
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“When I tell people that a Jewish family once owned Thomas Jefferson’s home at Monticello, their jaws drop,” says director Steven Pressman.

08 Feb

Arts & Culture, Jewish World, Latest

Rediscovering Majorca’s Jewish Past

April 4, 2022
By Dina Gold
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Xueta Island is both a riveting portrayal of Rotstein’s quest to unearth and document Majorca’s rich, and tragic, Jewish history and an inspirational glimpse into attempts to revive Jewish life on the island.

13 Dec

Arts & Culture, Latest

A Coming-of-Age Adventure at Sea

January 29, 2022
By Dina Gold
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When three teenage Maccabi Haifa soccer fans hear that their team’s upcoming Champions League Playoffs game against Liverpool FC will be moved from Israel to Cyprus, they are distraught. Unable to afford the $550 to buy an airplane ticket, they are nonetheless determined to see the match. So, they need to come up with a plan—fast.

02 Nov

Arts & Culture, Latest

Israel’s 2022 Oscar Submission: Let It be Morning

January 29, 2022
By Dina Gold
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Based on the novel by Palestinian writer Sayed Kashua, Let It Be Morning is Israel’s official submission to next year’s 94th Academy Awards, in the “Best International Feature Film” category.

08 Oct

Arts & Culture, Latest

In ‘Honeymood,’ Wedding Night Balagan

December 2, 2021
By Dina Gold
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In Honeymood, director Talya Lavie makes piercing observations about fraught relationships, family tensions, marital doubts, lingering affections for past loves and the challenges of long-term partnerships. Thrown into the mix is a mysterious ring with a sensitive past best kept secret—which, of course, it would not remain.